9th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability

Sustainable City 2014, the 9th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability will take place on September 23 – 25 in Siena, Italy. It focuses to address the multi-disciplinary aspects of the urban environment and provide solutions leading towards sustainability. The challenge of planning sustainable cities lies in considering their dynamics, the exchange of energy and matter, and the function and maintenance of ordered structures directly or indirectly, supplied and maintained by natural systems. Currently there is a Call for Papers which can address the following topics: Urban strategies; Planning, development and management; Urban conservation and regeneration; The community and the city; Eco-town planning; Landscape planning and design; Environmental management; Sustainable energy and the city; Transportation; Quality of life; Waterfront development; Case studies; Architectural issues; Cultural heritage issues; Intelligent environment and emerging technologies; Planning for risk; Disaster and emergency response; Safety and security; Waste management; Infrastructure and society; and Urban metabolism.